Hat retainer



HAT RETAINER Filed NOV. 20, 1944 Patented June 5, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAT RETAINER Martin L. Nattenheimer, Chicago, Ill. Application November 20, 1944, Serial No.`564,189

s cnims. (ci. 132-58) This invention relates to a hat `retainer for maintaining hats in position on the head of a wearer. ble to womens hats and may be used not only for retaining the hat in position but also for proapplied to a hat being worn. Figure 2 shows the spring rings disassociated` from the hat. t

Referring rst to Figure 2, an elongated spring wire may have one end formed as coil spring IU. The wire from coil spring l0 continues to' form half loop II going to pivot portionI 2 and thence continuing to form closed loop I3. Loop I3 has portion I4 formed as a coil spring and continues vto form half loop I5 and has end portion I6 formed as a coil spring around the wire of half loop I I. It will be noted that pivot portion I2 of loop section II is threaded through coil spring I4 so that, in eect, loop I3 and loop II-I5 may be sprung to either increase or decrease the opening between the two loops. 'I'he end portions of each of loop halves Il and I5 are threaded through` coilsprings IB and I0 respectively. It is prey ferred toV wind coil springs I0 and I6 tightly enough so that friction will maintain the parts in position; i

Loop halves Il and I5 may be sewed into any desired hat 20 while loop `I3 may be covered with The invention in particular is app1ica,

any material for ornamentation. The tendency of the two loops to close on each other as shown in Figure 2 will cause loop I3 to hug the head of a wearer and thus sea-t hat 2Urmly on the head. Bows or other ornamentations may be attached to loop I3 as desired.

It is possible `to make the two loops of two lengths of spring wire" and provide suitable anchoring means for the wire ends where size adjustment is made. However, by virtue ofthe construction shown, only one single length of wire need be used and this may be formed as a general gure 8 and then bent to shape.

What is claimed is: i l. A hat retainer comprising a length of spring wire shaped to form a pair of loops, said two loops having a common region as in a ligure 8, one of said loop sections being coiled to form a spring with the other loop section threaded therethrough, one loop being adapted to be fastened y to a hat and the other loop being adapted to rest against a wearers head, said two loops tending to close on each other to retain the hat on a wearer.

2. `The structure of claim l wherein the hat retaining loop has one portion thereof formed kas a coil spring and the other portion threaded coil springs with the straight part of one end threaded through the coil spring of the other end for permitting adjustment for size. t MARTDI L. NAT'IENHEIMER. 

